What is CVE-2024-26702?

CVE-2024-26702 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, classified as a Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125). CVE-2024-26702 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26702?

CVE-2024-26702 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-26702?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26702. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2024-26702 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-26702 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html

CVE-2024-26702

Medium

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: iio: magnetometer: rm3100: add boundary check for the value read from RM3100_REG_TMRC Recently, we encounter kernel crash in function rm3100_common_probe caused by out of bound access of array rm3100_samp_rates (because of underlying hardware failures). Add boundary check to prevent out of bound access.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2024-04-03

Last modified 2025-04-08

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

5.5

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-125

CVE-2024-26702 is a Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability

What is Out-of-bounds Read?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2024-26702 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Debian Security
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/176256ff8abff29335ecff905a09fb49e8dcf513
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d8c67e94e9e977603473a543d4f322cf2c4aa01
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36a49290d7e6d554020057a409747a092b1d3b56
Patch

7 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2024-26702

Severity Medium

CVSS score 5.5 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2024-04-03

Modified 2025-04-08

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26702?

CVE-2024-26702 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10 , classified as an Out-of-bounds Read flaw (CWE-125) . CVE-2024-26702 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-26702?

CVE-2024-26702 has a CVSS score of 5.5 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-26702?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2024-26702. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2024-26702 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2024-26702 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)?

The product reads data past the end or before the beginning of the intended buffer. View CWE-125 on MITRE CWE →